Category: Trauma
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How proper support and a service dog named Koko helped Mason
Back in the day, I would usually start my IEP (Individualized Education Program) meetings with a statement like, “Restraint should be the last resort, or things will go downhill quickly.” Every year it seemed to get worse after the first restraint would happen. It was just the beginning of a long road ahead for my…
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Moving From Nervous System States of Protection to the Nervous System States of Growth
In 1988, Dr. Nicholas Long founded Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) Institute in order to train professionals in effective, strength-based approaches to working with seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth. The “Conflict Cycle” is a part of this creation and has assisted clinicians, educators, and parents in understanding emotional contagion and the co-regulation practices that when…
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The memories will haunt me
I have been on multiple adolescent inpatient psychiatric units and, as a result, have seen the use of seclusion and restraint. I will forever live with the memories of seeing people restrained on the restraint bed and in the seclusion room. Those memories will continue to haunt me for the rest of my life. While…
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Virtual Training Event: Restraint and Seclusion – Why now is the time to do something different
Is your facility still using restraint and seclusion? In this virtual full-day event, learn why now is the time to do something different. About this event Thank you for your interest in this event. Below you will find information about the event, and you are always welcome to reach out with any questions. Background Restraint is…
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Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, responds to a question about the use of restraint and seclusion
Recently Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, answered a question about the use of restraint and seclusion at the 5th Annual Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference. Unapologetic disrupter, Mathew Portell, asked the question.
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Abused and unable to tell your parents
Imagine being unable to talk for a single day. Unable to express your needs. You can’t write or text. Stop reading this and take 30 seconds to truly grasp how difficult and stressful it would be to go through a single day without any traditional means of communication.
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I kept screaming that I can’t breathe
My trauma started at 2 years old after my parents divorced when my dad would beat me. Having a trauma background, I was 6 years old in the second half of kindergarten, as I had gotten kicked out of the last school I went to that couldn’t deal with me, where I was first secluded…
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Teaching Through Trauma With the Applied Educational Neuroscience Framework
Today’s guest author is Connie Persike, M.S., CCC/SLP. Connie is a highly experienced Speech Language Pathologist and Educational Consultant. As founder of CP Consulting, she brings 20+ years of experience in educational settings to provide insight, guidance, coaching, and support to school districts, agencies, and families across Wisconsin — and throughout the country — who need…
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Earn a graduate certificate in Trauma-Informed Educational Practices for Children & Adolescents
Today’s guest author is Tammy Wynard. Tammy is an assistant professor of health sciences and program director for the online graduate certificate in Trauma-Informed Educational Practices for Children & Adolescents at North Central College in Naperville, IL. To learn more about Tammy, please read her biography or reach out to Tammy tswynard@noctrl.edu to connect! “This…
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This Giving Tuesday help us create safer schools for students, teachers, and staff.
The Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint (AASR) is determined to make a difference. Our organization works to raise awareness in the trail of destruction left in the wake of inappropriate and often abusive use of seclusion and restraint in our schools.